Re: New Gaming Rig: Criticize Please!

I have to disagree with these guys, in this modern age (ie since about christmas) &#163;45 is the most i would pay for 2 Gig of RAM.
800Mhz RAM is a fair idea if you want to overclock the CPU, so how about this pair of Corsair sticks for &#163;38. That'll still give you plenty of headroom to take the CPU comfortably to 3Ghz or thereabouts and keep it all in sync (unless i've done my dividing wrong...).
I'm half inclined to suggest you get a Samsung hard drive, a T series, but in truth the Seagates are also good, so no biggie. If 320GB is enough for you for the next few years, then great. As for me, i use over a terabyte AND have so much backed up onto DVDs, so the more the merrier

Re: New Gaming Rig: Criticize Please!

Originally Posted by MSIC

I have to disagree with these guys, in this modern age (ie since about christmas) &#163;45 is the most i would pay for 2 Gig of RAM.

I don't think anyone said he should pay a lot for the memory, I just got 2Gb of OCZ PC2-6400 for less than &#163;30 delivered. There's loads of threads about the price of memory in the bargains section.

Re: New Gaming Rig: Criticize Please!

Yeah like mentioned above i would get a E8400, if the machine is primarily for gaming. Although i dont think you would see a huge difference as the GPU is usually what bottlenecks a machine. The E8400 is also cheaper and overclocks very well. If you want to save some cash like said above get some cheaper RAM, but also you could save a bit by buying a slightly less powerfull PSU (corsair VX 450w should be enough and around &#163;30 cheaper)

Re: New Gaming Rig: Criticize Please!

Originally Posted by cabooseUK

Yeah like mentioned above i would get a E8400, if the machine is primarily for gaming. Although i dont think you would see a huge difference as the GPU is usually what bottlenecks a machine. The E8400 is also cheaper and overclocks very well. If you want to save some cash like said above get some cheaper RAM, but also you could save a bit by buying a slightly less powerfull PSU (corsair VX 450w should be enough and around £30 cheaper)

Well multiple core gaming is only going to increase, so if the machine core will remain unchanged for more than ~ 18 months then it's better to get the Quad (and unless all you do is game you will appreciate the extra cores anyway). Same applies to the PSU, with the added benefit that modular units are neater (and safer) and improve airflow. I'd never get a non-modular PSU again. Anyway I don't think the 450 is a Seasonic unit like the 520.